Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Refuses to Be the Scapegoat!-Chapter 407 - 29: The General Mansion’s Cast-Off Cannon Fodder Wife

Chapter 407: Chapter 29: The General Mansion’s Cast-Off Cannon Fodder Wife

When Jiang Lai arrived at the hunting ground, he saw Tie Yi riding a black horse standing guard over there. It turned out several princes were competing in archery in the field, and as a general, Tie Yi was made the judge.

"Why have you come here?"

Jiang Lai dismounted, looked at the princes riding horses inside, and yawned.

"Someone challenged me to an archery contest, so I came over."

"A contest? Who?"

Jiang Lai turned around and saw three people riding horses coming from not far away.

"Look, aren’t they coming over now."

Tie Yi looked over as the Ninth Princess dismounted confidently, chin held high, and walked over.

"Jiang Lai, I thought you had chickened out."

Jiang Yu followed, paid respects to Tie Yi, then looked at the bustling hunting ground inside.

"Jiang Lai, how about we compete next time? Right now, the princes inside are aiming at big game, and as your elder sister, I must prioritize your safety. After they are done, we can replace the targets with smaller animals, and I’ll compete with you then as a game."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lai laughed.

"The way you say it, anyone would think I was the one who sought out this contest. Wasn’t it you three who excitedly came looking for me? What now? Seeing the big game inside, are you scared?

If you are afraid, just admit defeat now. After all, you lost to me once in the poetry meet; losing again wouldn’t be embarrassing at all."

Jiang Yu’s eyes turned cold, and her smile became stiff and forced.

"Since my sister is so confident, let’s compete here, but be very careful not to hurt yourself."

Jiang Lai smiled arrogantly.

"Don’t worry, with your small frame unafraid, why should I be?"

Jiang Yu kept sneering inwardly.

Since Jiang Lai insists on asking for trouble, it would be a waste not to fulfill her arrogant and reckless wish.

Beside her, Xu Ruling whispered to Jiang Yu.

"Weren’t we here to provoke her? How come it feels like you’re the one getting provoked."

Jiang Yu calmly replied.

"You’ll see in the hunting ground who really gets provoked. If you want, you can join the fun too."

Xu Ruling shook her head repeatedly.

"I’ll pass. My skills might not even match Jiang Lai’s."

Ever since Jiang Yu was young, she and the Ninth Princess had been practicing horseback archery, trained by the best horse archery instructor, and Xu Ruling was definitely no match for that.

However, just by looking on the surface, who would guess that Jiang Yu, appearing so frail, was actually a horseback archery expert, capable of competing with the princes in the hunting ground without any pressure, let alone with Jiang Lai.

Jiang Lai is bound to lose this time, and given her general’s nature, she’s sure to accept defeat, allowing Jiang Yu to collect her winnings and pay her back.

So Xu Ruling hoped for Jiang Lai to lose soon.

The Eighth Prince, upon hearing the two were competing again, discussed with his brothers and made space for them directly.

Watching men compete in horseback archery every day gets dull; watching women do it would be interesting, especially if someone makes a fool of themselves—it’d be more entertaining than winning the contest.

The princes inside all knew Jiang Yu and had played together at the horseback archery field before, so they knew her ability.

"Jiang Yu, be careful not to make your sister cry, or else Iron General might worry."

Jiang Yu mounted her horse with a slight smile.

"She’s my sister; I’ll let her win, just playing along and stopping at the right point."

The hunting ground was cleared, and the remaining targets were still sizable ones like large deer, sheep, and boars charging with full force.

Moreover, horses entering the hunting grounds had to be specially trained; otherwise, when prey gets wounded and charges back, a startled horse could certainly harm the rider.

Thus, the horses in the hunting ground were all tall and fiery; without a few years of skill, one couldn’t ride them.

Jiang Yu’s movements were extremely swift, causing the watching princes to applaud.

When it came to Jiang Lai’s turn, Tie Yi held her back with continuous reminders.

"If you can’t hold on, call it off anytime. Hunting in this ground is unlike outside; the prey inside is already startled and could charge and injure you at any time."

Tie Yi certainly didn’t want Jiang Lai to take the risk, but since she had agreed, given Jiang Lai’s temperament, she wouldn’t escape at the last moment.

"Don’t worry, don’t underestimate me."

On the other side, the Eighth Prince was highly enthusiastic, sitting next to the Sixth Prince, his eyes fixed on Jiang Lai as she walked towards the hunting ground.

"How much skill does Jiang Lai possess that we don’t know of? Is she good at horseback archery too?"

"Never judge a person by their appearance."

"The horse is so tall, I even worry she can’t mount it... Well done! Amazing, her speed at mounting isn’t slower than ours!"

Just as he was saying this, Jiang Lai had already chosen a horse, grabbed the saddle, and elegantly mounted it without any hesitation.

Jiang Yu noticed and had a touch of doubt and unease in her eyes.

Looking at Jiang Lai like that, she seemed good at riding. When did she have the opportunity to learn? Aunt Zhao had never allowed her to go out on her own; how did she have a chance to learn so well?

Without giving her much time to ponder, Tie Yi, who was the judge, stood by the gong, with scorekeepers on both sides.

A total of ten arrows, just hit the targets.

After the last round of competition, all the prey had huddled in a corner, with a few strong bulls standing not far away, their bloodshot eyes indicating they were on the brink of madness.

Jiang Yu looked at Jiang Lai.

"You take the first shot."

"Alright."

Jiang Lai drew her longbow, aimed at the nearest sheep, and shot an arrow.

"Right between the eyes!"

"Bravo!!"

The Eighth Prince couldn’t help but applaud, and Jiang Lai turned her head and flashed him a dazzling smile, causing his pale face to flush, stunned for a long time.

Tie Yi noticed all this, pursed his lips in silence, and then instructed his subordinates to mark a point for Jiang Lai.

Immediately, Jiang Yu also drew her bow and launched an arrow.

With a neigh, a deer huddled in the corner collapsed to the ground, and with that, the prey that had just calmed down began to scatter and escape, becoming moving targets, causing chaos in the hunting ground.

Jiang Yu looked at Jiang Lai.

"In these years, it seems you have secretly learned a lot of things behind the family’s back. Keep going."

With the prey in disarray, Jiang Lai’s horse also trotted along to dodge the wildly running prey. Jiang Lai clamped her legs tightly, drew her longbow, and shot at a deer charging from a distance.

"Jiang Lai hit it again!!"

Seeing this, Jiang Yu also released another arrow, bringing down yet another prey.

She looked at Jiang Lai, her brows furrowing slightly. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

She hadn’t expected Jiang Lai to take on the fox-in-sheep’s-clothing act right here! Not only is Jiang Lai skilled at riding, but her archery isn’t bad either!

Anger surged in Jiang Yu’s heart. How could a lowly concubine’s daughter have the right to learn all this? Jiang Lai had deceived her and the entire Marquis Mansion.

At this moment, the Ninth Princess shouted from outside.

"One arrow at a time—when will this end? Shoot directly, ten arrows in total!"